Panasonic NV-SJ400A User Manual

Adv

anced Operations

Copying

This function can be used to make up an edited tape from
other recordings or video sources.
A new scene can be added to the end of previous one.

Preparations
¡ Connect a video movie camera or another VCR to this VCR

as shown.

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Display the VCR picture on the TV.

¡ Insert the cassette on which the copying is to be

performed, and make sure that its erasure prevention tab is
not broken out.

¡ Select the audio source required by pressing the INPUT

SELECT button Q to set A1 or A2.

A1: Through the AV1 (AUDIO IN/VIDEO IN) sockets.
A2: Through the AV2 (AUDIO IN/VIDEO IN) sockets on

front panel.

Recording VCR

Operations
1

Press the Play button I to start playback.

At the point where you want to join a new scene, press
the Pause/Slow button 7 to put it in the still playback
mode.

Press the REC button K to put it in the recording pause
mode.

Start playback on the source unit and search for the
point from which you want to record (copy) onto this
VCR.

When that point is reached, press the Pause/Slow
button 7 again to start recording the new picture and
sound from the playback unit.

To record (copy) additional scenes, press the Pause/
Slow button 7 to put this VCR in the recording pause
mode and then perform above steps 4 and 5 again.

At the point where you want to stop recording, press the
Stop button 9 to finish recording.

Notes:
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If you leave the VCR in the recording pause mode for more
than 5 minutes in step 3 or 6, the VCR automatically
switches over to the stop mode to protect the video heads.

¡ If “DIRECT REC” is set to “ON”, connect with AV2 sockets

and select A2.

Making a Copy

POWER Í/I

PULL-OPEN

DIRECT REC

OUT

VIDEO

IN (AV1) OUT

AUDIO